Qatar's plans for the 2022 World Cup are as grandiose you might expect from one of the world's richest countries (per capita!). They might also involve the deaths of some 4,000 migrant workers, according to concerns raised by a major trade union.

Oregon's very own Ron Wyden has presented new legislation meant to bring to heel the National Security Agency—whose rampant excesses, flaws, and abuses have been ripped from the classified shadows thanks to the leaks of former contractor (and current fugitive) Edward Snowden.

Still-living ex-president George H.W. Bush maybe also supports marriage equality. He and his wife, Barbara, served as witnesses for the nuptials of a store owner in Kennebunkport, Maine, and her partner. Photos of the president signing the couple's license were posted on Facebook and don't appear to be Photoshopped.